866  
FNUS74 KSHV 182024  
FWSSHV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KRD 28/41...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA  
224 PM CST WED DEC 18 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CST ON DECEMBER 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (318) 631-3669 EXT. 241, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS FELL AT THE PRESCRIBED BURN LOCATION TODAY,  
WITH A TOTAL OF 0.05 INCHES MEASURED AT THE NATCHITOCHES RAWS AS OF  
2 PM TODAY. WHILE THE RAIN HAS ENDED TODAY, CLOUD COVER WILL  
REMAIN ABUNDANT THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT BEFORE CLEARING OUT  
BY/AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY. HOWEVER, 20FT WINDS WILL BE VERY LIGHT  
THROUGH THE DAY, AVERAGING AROUND 3-5 MPH (2-3 M/S) BEFORE GOING CALM BY  
SUNSET. AMPLE SUNSHINE AND THE DRIER RH'S THURSDAY WILL ALLOW FOR  
DRYING OF THE LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY, WITH A SECONDARY COLD  
FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY RESULTING IN STRONGER NORTHERLY 20FT WINDS  
AND LOWER MIN RH'S FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 20FT  
WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH, WITH MIN  
RH'S FALLING TO 35-40%. 20FT AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL DIMINISH  
CONSIDERABLY SATURDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.  
RH..................96 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2300 FT  
AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...1300 METERS AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 335-701  
METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTHWEST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
DISPERSION INDEX....16 DECREASING TO 7 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........52 34 33 22 19 24 18 21 16 13 6 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............44 43 44 48 51 54 57 59 60 61 59 57  
RH..............96 100 96 86 77 69 62 55 53 51 55 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.5  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE N N N N N N N NW N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 9 9 7 6 6 5 6 6 6  
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE N N N N N N N NW N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3  
DISPERSION IDX..16 17 18 18 17 16 16 17 18 17 13 7  
LVORI...........5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-396 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....4.  
LVORI...............6.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........11 8 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............52 49 47 46 45 45 44 43 43 42 41 41  
RH..............74 86 89 89 93 93 93 96 93 96 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 7 8 8 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4  
DISPERSION IDX..3 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 7  
LVORI...........3 4 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.  
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1036 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....10 INCREASING TO 27 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 44 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 59 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 72  
DECREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 26.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........9 5 4 7 4 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............40 46 53 61 63 58  
RH..............100 89 66 44 38 44  
20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 3 NW 7 N 11 N 12 N 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 10 12 17 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 1.4 2.8 3.4 2.5  
MIX HGT (M).....90 150 430 850 1040 760  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 N 10 N 14 N 17 N 18 N 16  
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 4 N 4 N 6 N 8 N 8 N 7  
DISPERSION IDX..8 8 27 59 74 50  
LVORI...........8 5 3 1 1 2  
 
 
 
FORECASTER...HANSFORD  
REQUESTED BY...BLAKE CREAGAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 12/18/24  
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